Title :
Room-temperature electroluminescence from Ge/Ge0.92Sn0.08/Ge double heterostructure LED on Si
Author :
Yiyin Zhou ; Wei Du ; Ghetmiri, Seyed Amir ; Mosleh, Aboozar ; Nazzal, Amjad ; Soref, Richard A. ; Sun, Greg ; Margetis, Joe ; Tolle, John ; Naseem, Hameed A. ; Shui-Qing Yu
Author_Institution :
Microelectron.-Photonics, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
Abstract :
Room temperature electroluminescence (EL) from Ge/Ge0.92Sn0.08/Ge double heterostructure light-emitting diodes has been observed. Spectrum measurements show an emission peak at 0.601eV, which is attributed to direct bandgap transition.
Keywords :
electroluminescence; elemental semiconductors; germanium; light emitting diodes; Ge-Ge0.92Sn0.08-Ge; LED; direct bandgap transition; double heterostructure light-emitting diodes; emission peak; room temperature electroluminescence; spectrum measurements; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Current density; Educational institutions; Electroluminescence; P-i-n diodes; Photonic band gap; Silicon; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995471